MINNESOTA TWINS (32-28) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (32-33)
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2017 – TARGET FIELD – MINNEAPOLIS, MN
FINAL
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2
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4
5
Seattle Mariners
Minnesota Twins
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2
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
1
1
7
8
9
R
H
E
LOB
0
0
2
0
2
0
14
3
19
7
1
2
10
5
WINNING PITCHER: Gallardo (3-6, 6.11)
LOSING PITCHER: Mejía (1-2, 5.75)
SAVE: - -
9FIRST PITCH: 7:10 p.m.
GAME TIME TEMP: 71 degrees, wind from ENE at 9 mph
TIME OF GAME: 3:22
HOME RUNS: Valencia (6th, 8th inning off Breslow, 1-1 pitch, none on, one out, 380 feet to left)
Zunino (5th, 8th inning off Breslow, 0-0 pitch, none on, one out, 415 feet to center)
PITCHING LINES:
TWINS
Adalberto Mejía (L, 1-2)
Alex Wimmers
Buddy Boshers
Craig Breslow
Chris Gimenez
IP
3.2
1.1
2.0
1.0
1.0
H
9
3
2
2
3
R
9
1
0
2
2
ER
8
1
0
2
2
BB
2
2
0
0
0
SO
4
2
1
1
0
HR
0
0
0
2
0
WP
0
0
0
0
0
PITCHES/K
77/50
43/29
23/17
19/12
20/13
MARINERS
Yovani Gallardo (W, 3-6)
Tony Zych
James Pazos
Steve Cishek
IP
6.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
H
7
0
0
0
R
3
0
0
0
ER
3
0
0
0
BB
1
0
0
0
SO
5
0
1
1
HR
0
0
0
0
WP
1
0
0
0
PITCHES/K
102/66
8/6
15/18
16/9
ATTENDANCE: 16,996
NEXT GAME:
Twins vs. Mariners
Tuesday, June 13 – 7:10 pm (CT)
--------------------------------------------RHP Kyle Gibson (3-4, 6.52)
vs.
RHP Christian Bergman (3-3, 4.03)
TWINS NOTES:
• THE TWINS lost to the Mariners tonight for a third time in four games this season…Minnesota is 12-8 in its last 20 games vs. Seattle…recorded
five-plus doubles for the third time this season (last: 6 on May 22).
• ALDABERTO MEJÍA allowed a career-high nine runs in 3.2 innings with four strikeouts, losing…allowed a career-high nine hits…had allowed nine
runs over his last four starts (23.0 IP) before allowing nine runs in 3.2 innings tonight.
• CHRIS GIMENEZ made his fifth appearance as a pitcher this season.
• JOE MAUER (1-for-3) has hit safely in 10 straight home games, batting .385 (15-for-39)…has recorded an RBI in three of his last four games at
Target Field…Mauer is hitting .323 (96-for-297) with 25 doubles in his career against the Mariners.
• BRIAN DOZIER (3-for-4) notched a season-high three hits (last September 13 at Detroit)…recorded two-plus extra-base hits for the third time this
season (last May 21 vs. KC), tying Max Kepler for the team lead.
MARINERS NOTES:
• THE MARINERS defeated the Twins tonight for the third time in four games this season…Seattle scored a season-high 14 runs (last: 14 on
September 10, 2016 at Oakland)
• MARINERS HITTERS hit back-to-back home runs (Valencia and Zunino) in the top of eighth inning, the fifth time Seattle has hit back-to-back
homers this season (last: June 7 vs. Minnesota)…matched a season-high with 19 hits (last: May 19 vs. Chicago-AL).
• YOVANI GALLARDO allowed three runs in 6.0 innings with five strikeouts and one walk, winning his third game of the season…was his first win
since May 15 vs. Oakland.
• BEN GAMEL (2-for-4) extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games…Gamel is hitting .432 (19-for-44) during the streak.
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• MITCH HANIGER (4-for-6) recorded a career-high four hits…recorded his first hit since returning from the Disabled List on June 10…was his first
hit since April 25 at Detroit…recorded his first RBI since April 21 at Oakland.
• NELSON CRUZ (2-for-3) has a 11-game hitting streak at Target Field dating back to May 2, 2014…Cruz is hitting .457 (21-for-46) during the
streak…collected four-plus RBI for the second time this season (last: 5 on April 23 at Oakland)… entered the game tied for second in the AL with
46 RBI.
• MIKE ZUNINO (3-for-5) matched a season-high with three hits (also: June 3 vs. Tampa Bay)…has three homers in his last three games vs.
Minnesota.
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